Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Men's 100 metre breaststroke

|games = 2014

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Tollcross International Swimming Centre

|dates = {{Start date|2014|07|25|df=yes}} (heats & semis)
{{End date|2014|07|26|df=yes}} (final)

|competitors = 34

|nations = 24

|win_value = 58.94 GR

|gold = Adam Peaty

|goldCGA = ENG

|silver = Cameron van der Burgh

|silverCGA = RSA

|bronze = Ross Murdoch

|bronzeCGA = SCO

|prev = 2010

|next = 2018}}

{{Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games}}

The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by David Wilkie, Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion and the quaichs were presented by Dursley Stott, Honorary President of the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man. Adam Peaty of England won the Commonwealth title, just ahead of South Africa's Olympic champion and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh, with 200 metre breaststroke Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch of Scotland third. The same three athletes finished in the same three positions in the event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

{{World Commonwealth Games Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Cameron van der Burgh|RSA}}

| world_mark = 58.46

| world_place = London, United Kingdom

| world_date = 29 July 2012

| world_ref = {{cite news|title=Vollmer, van der Burgh break world records at finals|url=http://www.2012.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/swimming/dana-vollmer-breaks-world-record-in-100m-butterfly.html|work=London 2012|publisher=NBC Olympics|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130707155924/http://www.2012.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/swimming/dana-vollmer-breaks-world-record-in-100m-butterfly.html|archivedate=7 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last=Ferreira-Marques|first=Clara|title=Swimming: Van der Burgh ends South African men's gold drought|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oly-swim-swm1br-rsa-idUSBRE86S0RT20120729|publisher=Reuters|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2013}}

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Cameron van der Burgh|RSA}}

| commonwealth_mark = 58.46

| commonwealth_place = London, United Kingdom

| commonwealth_date = 29 July 2012

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagCGFathlete|Cameron van der Burgh|RSA|2010}}

| games_mark = 1:00.10

| games_place = Delhi, India

| games_date = 6 October 2010

| games_ref = {{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games: Matthew Cowdrey Sets ParaSport World Record During Day Three Finals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25170.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Matthew-Cowdrey-Sets-ParaSport-World-Record-During-Day-Three-Finals|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=6 October 2010|accessdate=6 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825215254/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25170.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Matthew-Cowdrey-Sets-ParaSport-World-Record-During-Day-Three-Finals|archivedate=25 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record

25 JulyHeatalign=left|Adam Peatyalign=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}59.47GR
25 JulySemifinalalign=left|Adam Peatyalign=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}59.16GR
26 JulyFinalalign=left|Adam Peatyalign=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}58.94GR

Results

=Heats=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

55align=left|{{sortname|Adam|Peaty}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}{{sort|0:59.47|59.47}}Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

34align=left|{{sortname|Ross|Murdoch}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:00.63Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

45align=left|{{sortname|Glenn|Snyders}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NZL|2014}}1:00.75Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 4

44align=left|{{sortname|Cameron|van der Burgh}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}}1:00.99Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 5

33align=left|{{sortname|Richard|Funk}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2014}}1:01.25Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

53align=left|{{sortname|Craig|Benson|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:01.30Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 7

43align=left|{{sortname|James|Wilby|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}1:01.40Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 8

46align=left|{{sortname|Andrew|Willis|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}1:01.48Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 9

56align=left|{{sortname|Robert|Holderness}}align=left| {{flagCGF|WAL|2014}}1:01.52Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 10

35align=left|{{sortname|Michael|Jamieson}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:01.98Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 11

54align=left|{{sortname|Christian|Sprenger}}align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}}1:02.30Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 12

36align=left|{{sortname|Sandeep|Sejwal}}align=left| {{flagCGF|IND|2014}}1:02.97Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 13

32align=left|{{sortname|Michael|Dawson|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NIR|2014}}1:04.37Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 14

47align=left|{{sortname|Dustin|Tynes}}align=left| {{flagCGF|BAH|2014}}1:04.42Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 15

57align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Black|dab=Jersey swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|JER|2014}}1:04.43Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 16

51align=left|{{sortname|Julian|Fletcher}}align=left| {{flagCGF|BER|2014}}1:04.92Q
1752align=left|{{sortname|Christopher|Cheong}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SIN|2014}}1:05.14
1858align=left|{{sortname|Luke|Belton|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|GUE|2014}}1:05.17
1941align=left|{{sortname|Thomas|Hollingsworth|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|GUE|2014}}1:05.73
2031align=left|{{sortname|Guy|Davies}}align=left| {{flagCGF|IOM|2014}}1:05.92
2148align=left|{{sortname|Alexandros|Axiotis}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ZAM|2014}}1:06.03
2242align=left|{{sortname|Shaun|Yap}}align=left| {{flagCGF|MAS|2014}}1:06.49
2337align=left|{{sortname|Micah|Fernandes}}align=left| {{flagCGF|KEN|2014}}1:07.09
2424align=left|{{sortname|Ralph|Goveia}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ZAM|2014}}1:07.54
2525align=left|{{sortname|David|Ebanks}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAY|2014}}1:08.36
2623align=left|{{sortname|Tory|Pragassa}}align=left| {{flagCGF|KEN|2014}}1:09.26
2726align=left|{{sortname|Corey|Ollivierre}}align=left| {{flagCGF|GRN|2014}}1:09.39
2821align=left|{{sortname|Matthew|Shone}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ZAM|2014}}1:10.71
2938align=left|{{sortname|Colin|Bensadon}}align=left| {{flagCGF|GIB|2014}}1:11.55
3027align=left|{{sortname|Nikolas|Sylvester}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SVG|2014}}1:12.80
3122align=left|{{sortname|Joshua|Tibatemwa}}align=left| {{flagCGF|UGA|2014}}1:16.49
3214align=left|{{sortname|Mark|Hoare}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SWZ|2014}}1:17.08
3315align=left|{{sortname|Shane|Cadogan}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SVG|2014}}1:18.29
3413align=left|{{sortname|Storm|Halbich}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SVG|2014}}1:20.24

=Semifinals=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

24align=left|{{sortname|Adam|Peaty}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}{{sort|0:59.16|59.16}}Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

14align=left|{{sortname|Ross|Murdoch}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}{{sort|0:59.72|59.72}}Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

15align=left|{{sortname|Cameron|van der Burgh}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}}{{sort|0:59.91|59.91}}Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 4

25align=left|{{sortname|Glenn|Snyders}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NZL|2014}}{{sort|0:59.98|59.98}}Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 5

13align=left|{{sortname|Craig|Benson|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:00.40Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

23align=left|{{sortname|Richard|Funk}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2014}}1:00.51Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 7

22align=left|{{sortname|Robert|Holderness}}align=left| {{flagCGF|WAL|2014}}1:00.71Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 8

26align=left|{{sortname|James|Wilby|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}1:00.94Q
916align=left|{{sortname|Andrew|Willis|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}1:01.35
1027align=left|{{sortname|Christian|Sprenger}}align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}}1:01.73
1112align=left|{{sortname|Michael|Jamieson}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:02.04
1217align=left|{{sortname|Sandeep|Sejwal}}align=left| {{flagCGF|IND|2014}}1:03.24
1311align=left|{{sortname|Dustin|Tynes}}align=left| {{flagCGF|BAH|2014}}1:03.39
1428align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Black|dab=Jersey swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|JER|2014}}1:04.00
1518align=left|{{sortname|Julian|Fletcher}}align=left| {{flagCGF|BER|2014}}1:04.48
1621align=left|{{sortname|Michael|Dawson|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NIR|2014}}1:04.65

=Final=

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}4align=left|{{sortname|Adam|Peaty}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}{{sort|0:58.94|58.94}}GR
{{silver02}}3align=left|{{sortname|Cameron|van der Burgh}}align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}}{{sort|0:59.28|59.28}}
{{bronze03}}5align=left|{{sortname|Ross|Murdoch}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}{{sort|0:59.47|59.47}}
42align=left|{{sortname|Craig|Benson|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}}1:00.44
56align=left|{{sortname|Glenn|Snyders}}align=left| {{flagCGF|NZL|2014}}1:00.64
67align=left|{{sortname|Richard|Funk}}align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2014}}1:00.75
78align=left|{{sortname|James|Wilby|dab=swimmer}}align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}}1:01.07
{{hs|8}}1align=left|{{sortname|Robert|Holderness}}align=left| {{flagCGF|WAL|2014}}{{hs|9:59.99}}{{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}

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